Five burning questions heading into UFC on ESPN 18

A heavyweight showdown with major divisional implications headlines the UFC’s post-Thanksgiving show.

Heavyweight KO king Derrick Lewis takes on wrestling specialist Curtis Blaydes in the main event of UFC on ESPN 18 in Las Vegas. The co-feature bout sees former light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith take on a competitor rising to his biggest challenge in Devin Clark.

Beyond that? This isn’t a card filled top to bottom with star power. But then, neither was last week’s UFC 255, and that turned out to be a banger of a card, so let’s give this a chance.

UFC on ESPN 18 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event airs on ESPN2 and streams on ESPN+.

Without further ado, then, here are five key storylines heading into UFC on ESPN 18.